School started today at the Shore house. The kid's are excited to be back at it and it has been a good start. Thanks for praying for Katie and the kids as they get into the routine.

Mark Hikin and I started putting out flyers in his community yesterday. Their village is about a mile and a half from us and is one of the larger villages in our area. We have had people attend from there before. Please pray for new contacts. 

Some of you have prayed for our vehicle problem. We've had an ongoing problem with the vehicle's ability to run on LPG. Please pray for the mechanic to have wisdom as he works on it today. The van also runs on petrol but LPG is a lot more affordable. It's been a long ordeal but we hope to have a solution in the near future. Thanks for praying.

We continued this morning with the Sermon on the Mount. I preached on Matthew 5:13-16 on being "Bright and Salty Believers."

God gave us a good morning. Nothing unusual today other than our need for grace to have a one year old (Mac) in Katie's class. We have ordered a portable pack 'n play and hope that will help. It is back-ordered but hopefully will come this week. 

God's good. Thanks for praying for our ministry.

Parker was my door to door buddy today. We had three good chats. One young mother is open to a follow up visit with Katie. Please pray that Katie will have a great chat with her.

One man opened the door and I called him by name and said, "I prayed this morning that I would meet you." I had met him this past week in Loanhead and found out that he lived in this village where we were doing door to door. I prayed this morning that I could meet him again sometime as I went through the village. Isn't God good to give us those "wow" opportunities to acknowledge again that He is God?! 

We had 18 children on Thursday night. Please pray for wisdom for Katie in organizing this group. (I have some of the older ones now in my class, but she still had 15 with several 5 years old or younger.) Please pray that God will help us to be effective in ministering His Word to those who come. Thank you for praying.

It was a lovely day to get into the city to hand out some flyers. The down side is that it is festival season which means people are tired of being handed information. The Lord gave me two great conversations and opportunities to share the Gospel. One young man in particular was pretty open. Please pray that he will read the John and Romans that I gave him.

On Monday, Nelson and I finished the village of Roslin with our church flyers. I think we will focus on Bonnyrigg next.

On Tuesday Katie baked alphabet biscuits (sugar cookies) and spelled the kid's names who have been attending our church. We dropped them off with a wee note she wrote to encourage them as they went back to school on Wednesday.

Thanks for praying for us. God gave us a good weather week which was refreshing. Katie's back continues to improve. Katie will be starting school with our kids in the near future and would appreciate your prayers as they get going.

God gave us a refreshing morning. We had two children visit for their first time and one adult visitor. Please pray that God will continue working in each of these lives. Katie's back is slowing getting better. She was able to teach today - praise the Lord. She is much better. I preached this morning on the, "God Blessed Attitudes" from the Beatitudes of Matthew 5. God gave us a good morning. Thanks for praying.

Katie would appreciate your prayers for her upper back/neck.  It seems that she has a pinched nerve. She has radiating pain down her arm and up her neck. I is quite severe and will keep her from teaching her kid's class tonight. Please pray that God will alleviate the pain and help her get back her mobility. 

Please also pray for the flyers we have put out this week. Benson and Nelson went with me yesterday morning and helped me finish about a third of a village. There is one third remaining and that village will all have our flyer. 

I had a divine appointment on Tuesday with two young men in their twenties. They were very much against God but we still spoke for 20 minutes. Please pray for one young man from England in particular. I believe the Lord was speaking to his heart and the truth was hitting home.

I've put out flyers the past two mornings in nearby villages. I can't remember if I've updated you about my leg. It is doing really well and seems back to normal. I'm still a bit cautious but it seems fine.

I've enjoyed listening to some good preachers as I've walked. I listened to Dr. Ed Nelson yesterday. Today I was listening to Duncan Campbell. Duncan Campbell saw revival several times during his life. Both of their messages were a blessing.

Katie's ladies meeting last night was very well attended. Please pray for each one that was there.

We are seeing the Lord work in the lives of the kids who attended our HBC. We had a total of 21 children at church this past Sunday. Several have been over to the house to play with the kids as well. One 10 year old girl got a Bible on Sunday morning and had already read Genesis and Exodus by yesterday afternoon. Please pray for God to use his Word in these young lives. Thanks for praying.

The Lord gave our family a great holiday as we went camping for a week. We stayed at a campground just over an hour from home down in the Scottish Borders. We had a lot of fun and look forward to doing it again in the future. This was our first time tenting as a family. So, praise the Lord, it was a success.

We found out when we got home that Katie's grandma had passed away the day before. Please pray for her family as they have her grandma's funeral on Friday.

We had 17 children in Sunday School and church this morning. Wow! Praise the Lord. Please pray that we can be a blessing to each one of these precious children. I preached this morning on Nehemiah's Enemies from Nehemiah 6. Thank you for praying for us and our church.

The Lord gave a great opportunity to share Christ this morning as I talked with a young man for close to an hour. I was going on a walk and didn't get very far. It was a blessing to have that opportunity this morning as I preached on I Thes. 2:1-12, "Preach the Gospel Like Paul." 

We had a good morning. A young man who attended HBC was there. It was his first Sunday with us. Thanks for praying for our day.

(I will not be updating my website for a week as we enjoy some down time as a family. Thanks for your prayers.)

We had 4 kids and one dad in our service tonight as a result of HBC. Because of holidays (vacations) and illness, I didn't have any other adults in my class. So, I enjoyed sharing the Gospel in a comprehensive way. We ended my class with prayer and I believe a sincere reception of the message which was shared. I'm always cautiously optimistic and waiting to see fruit. Lord willing, we will see them on Sunday. God's good. We're thrilled at what He is doing. Thanks for praying.